"Developing Management Capability in Sustainability Leadership"

Call for Papers-"Developing Management Capability in Sustainability Leadership"

Journal: Journal of Management Development

Publisher: Emerald Publishing

Submission Deadline: 31 Dec 2026

Key Requirements:

• Macro-meso-micro SL framework integration

• Interdisciplinary upskilling recommendations

• Personal values/behavioral agency focus

Overview

Sustainability Leadership (SL) capacity building for managers addressing biodiversity loss + planetary health. Explores macro outcomes (compassionate flourishing), meso goals (systemic solutions), micro behaviors connecting entire SL development system.

Key Research Themes

Macro Propositions:

• SL as 'force for good' in depleted world

• Overcoming anthropocentric limits for multi-species justice

Meso Propositions:

• Systematic application resolving complex challenges

Micro Propositions:

• Personal morals/values driving benevolent influence

• Individual/collective behavioral enactment

Submission Details

• Opens: 01 Sep 2026

• Closes: 31 Dec 2026

• Select: Special issue title from dropdown menu

Guest Editor Team

• Dr. Scott Lichtenstein, Birmingham City University, UK (scott.lichtenstein@bcu.ac.uk)

• Dr. Paul Aitken, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, NZ (paul.aitken@nmit.ac.nz)

• Dr. Krish Saha, Birmingham City University, UK (krish.saha@bcu.ac.uk)

• Prof. Helen Kopnina, Northumbria University, UK (helen.kopnina@northumbria.ac.uk)

• Dr. Truzaar Dordi, University of York, UK (truzaar.dordi@york.ac.uk)

Why This Issue Matters

First holistic SL capability framework. Delivers actionable manager upskilling for rapid planetary turnaround. Relevant to academics/practitioners/planet across compassionate flourishing + multi-species justice.

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